The Annual General Meeting was held on 4th January. The newly appointed officials for the 2026 club managements are shown below.
The following officials were appointed as follows:
General Secretary Toni Caswell 
Treasurer Debbie Hinks 
Welfare/Safety Officer Toni Caswell 
Fixture Secretary Steve Harris 
Handicap Secretary Martin Blatchford 
Webmaster Geoff Bannister 
Media M Blatchford 
General Committee Members:  D Leney, A Wynne, M Jennings, A Cole, P Anyan.
Club Captain: Nigel Bow
Club Vice Captain: Merv Jennings
Senior Captain: Gary Rogers
Hardy A Captain: Craig Pitcher
Hardy A Vice Captain: Nathan Lambourne
Hardy B Captain: Nigel Bow
Hardy B Vice Captain: Reece Lambert
3 Counties Captain: Grant Jones
3 Counties Vice Captain: Simon Bellamy.

Notes from the Committee Meeting held on 11th February. 

1 Captains Reports
With the reduced golf activities due to the weather, Club Captain Nigel had little to report except for the revised date the Captain’s Drive in which is now scheduled for 7th March.
The respective captains had nothing to report for Hardy A, Hardy B, and Senior events.

The 3CL Captain Grant Jones reported that the Winter Knockout semi-final against Vivary Park will be at Folke on Saturday 28th February. The Entry Sheet is on the Notice Board.

2 Handicap Secretary’s Report.
Winter Knockout: Martin stated that progress has been affected by the weather and an extension to the completion date for the latest rounds can be expected. This extension will be defined shortly.
- Daily Mail Foursomes Qualification: Martin reported that there had been comments on the selection of the club representative for this competition following the revelation that one of the winners was underage. Several alternative solutions to the selection of an alternative qualifier were discussed by the committee. The discussions resulted in an overwhelming committee vote for the alternative representative to selected by the other qualifier Reece Lambert, based on the premise that no rules had been broken by the qualifying activity and that substitutions were allowed.

3 Treasurers Report
Debbie Hinks tabled the latest statement of account. The balance remains healthy details are available to members on request.

4 General Secretary’s Report
Membership: Secretary Toni reported that the membership renewal date had passed and that the number of members had fallen to 114. Those that had not renewed have been deleted for the membership lists and social media groups. Memberships can be re-instated if payments are received. Further work is being done to generate a comprehensive email list for all members to improve the communications within the club. The results of this work will be brought to the committee for review.

Tiger Trophy Arrangements: The Tiger Trophy can be played through-out the day but Toni was concerned that Tuesdays is the day that the green keeper moves the position of the holes. Consequently the course is different for players that tee off in the afternoon. She reported that Green Keeper Andy had kindly agreed to move the holes on a Monday or Wednesday when a Tuesday Tiger Trophy match is scheduled.

5 AOB
Golf Equipment Auction: Senior Captain Gary stated that he was proposing to hold an auction of unwanted golf items in the form of a blind auction with the proceeds going to the Captain’s Charity – Julia’s House.

Bunker Play when frozen: Craig Pitcher was concerned that he had recently played when the bunkers were frozen and it was very difficult to play out of them. The committee considered that this could be covered by a general rule on the Notice Board that would allow the bunkers to be considered as GUR when the frozen ground conditions were apparent. 

Use of Buggies : Secretary Tony stated that it was virtually inevitable that winter conditions could prevent the use of a buggy for significant periods thus compromising the ability to complete the knock-outs. The committee discussed the use of buggies for future winter knockouts and considered restricting buggy use for these competitions. Further consideration will be given to the requirements for knockout entry with respect to the ability to complete a round with a trolley when buggies are prohibited. 

Buggy Authorisation: Toni reported that there was no process for reviewing buggy authorisation to ascertain that they were still relevant. The committee agreed to review buggy authorisations on an annual basis.

Club Championship Date: Comments had been made by members that the September date for the club champs did not allow the benefits of playing on top class greens for very long since the hollow coring is carried out immediately after the champs. This is to be discussed with Andy. 

Glassware Prizes: Toni asked if the glassware prizes were still the preferred items by most members. Older members have large collections and some prizes have not been claimed. Secretary Toni was actioned to put a notice on the board to solicit the views of members about their preferences for prizes.

6 Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held at Folke on Wednesday 11th March. All members are welcome to attend.